Tom Cole

It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid.

The Senate has wasted the entire year and a half. They have not passed a single bill.

The bill before us is a clean, narrowly tailored continuing resolution that keeps the government open and operating. Nothing more. Nothing less.

For anyone questioning this legislation, the facts are simple — it extends the government funding deadline to Dec. 4, denying any party the opportunity to manufacture leverage before elections.

Our conference refuses to let the obstruction and inaction of Senate Democrats trigger another manufactured shutdown at the end of September. That is why we are acting before a funding lapse crisis, not in response to it.

We want to take away the possibility of a shutdown between now and the election.

It reinforces support for key allies - like Israel and Taiwan - and directly counters threats from Communist China and other regimes that challenge our interests and principles.

We will engage where it matters, we will invest where it counts, and we will demand accountability for every dollar spent.

The only reason we’re doing it now is, first, the Senate Democrats, I think, have misused the filibuster, and honestly, the Republicans have let them misuse the filibuster.

I hold the Democrats in the Senate most responsible, but I don’t excuse the Republicans for letting them do it.

Like you, Mr. President, Steve has been the victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden Administration

The people demanded a new mandate, we’re carrying it forward. That includes reinforcing President Trump’s work to … ensure that only citizens vote in our elections.

At a time when Americans too often only hear about division and dysfunction, this strong and bipartisan proposal demonstrates that support for our veterans, troops, and military families can still unite this institution around a common…

I will never forget that day. I was walking into my office, and I could feel a little shudder. The capitol is about 22 miles away from the disaster site. I sat down in my chair, and my secretary immediately walked into my office. She…

However, then we watched unfold an unspeakable tragedy in Minnesota: the unspeakable loss of a young woman who was killed. We have heard from my colleagues from Minnesota not just about the killing of Renee Nicole Good, but of the other…

History reminds us that shutdowns never change the outcome, only the cost paid by the American people.

This is what my friends on the other side asked for — a clean bill. No partisan riders, no tricks, no things. And give it to us for a short period.

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I think DOGE has performed a really useful function and I don’t think it’s going to disappear.

Look, no president - and administrations - don’t get to dictate what’s going to happen here. Congress is not the Army.

I've learned never to dismiss out of hand anything the president says, but it would take a constitutional amendment.

I don’t think you’re likely to see a Republican House and Republican Senate try to limit a Republican president.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), who is the distinguished ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. {time} 1700

I want to do all 12; I’m crystal clear about that.